Leah is used as a family name or surname in Uganda. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Leah
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Uganda
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Leah

How popular is Leah?

Leah is common in Uganda.

Leah is ranked 56263 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Leahs grew by 17.11027 per cent to 308 since 2000 and ranked 64559 after elevating 5077 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.21 80.99
Hispanic or Latino 20.13 10.27
Black 8.44 4.56
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 2.6 2.66
Leah is quite popular family name mostly used in Kenya while Moldova is ahead in terms of density. Around 8294 people have been found who wears Leah as their family name. Leah is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
82,942 Zimbabwe8
6,072 China7
615,517 Russia6
114,007 Czech Republic4
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
381,097 Ukraine4
108,034 Italy3
9,097 Wales3
54,641 Sweden2
21,529 Singapore2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
40,256 Mexico2
65,594 Belgium2
91,784 Netherlands2
118,441 Germany2
7,941 Guatemala1
53,033 Nigeria1
29,046 Japan1
6,212 Jamaica1
31,207 Ireland1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,236 Ghana1
4,249 Cambodia1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
8,181 Botswana1
1,572 Macau1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
624 Solomon Islands1
7,895 South Korea1
21,562 Portugal1
81,201 Switzerland1
165,773 Belarus1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
1,879 Belize1
7,292 Vietnam1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,309 Monaco1
50,549 Georgia1
14,618 Guyana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
57,245 Spain31
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,775 Israel82
117,149 France73
9,394 New Zealand73
199,706 India71
51,036 Tanzania61
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Leah:
35,915 United States795
21,418 Philippines644
15,361 South Africa402
9,400 Australia299
8,119 Romania271
42,856 Brazil254
2,265 Moldova243
15,710 Canada236
11,447 Malaysia152
Countries with thousands of Leah:
3,480 Kenya1,648
4,981 England1,479
3,860 Uganda1,307
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mason John Leah from England aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 21 years old when he arrived in USA on January 15, 1849. 20 years old Bridget Leah, James Leah (22) Workman, Kennedy Leah, aged 18, Mary Leah, aged 16, are other Leah that migrated to US.

Leah Namesakes

  • Rachelle Leah, Model
  • William D. Leahy, Senior officer
  • William D. Leahy, Senior officer
  • Kevin Leahy, Musical Artist
  • William D. Leahy, Senior officer
  • Frank Leahy, Football player
  • Caitlin Leahy, Actor
  • Rachael Leahcar, Singer
  • Cristen Leah Haynes, Production Designer
  • Danial Leahy, Politician
  • Giovanna Leah portrayed the central role of Jennifer in 2017 drama film LoveSexHate.

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